7.3K views · 441 reactions | Celebrating Women "I long for it to be normal." Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ordination of women. On Saturday 12 March 1994, the first women priests were ordained at Bristol Cathedral. Here, the Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover, shares words of encouragement and reflects on the significance of Florence Li Tim-Oi, the first woman to be ordained in the Anglican Communion, in 1944. | The Church of England | Facebook